Prepare for the New Xbox One Experience
With the New Xbox One Experience and Backwards Compatibility right around the corner here is how to get ready for it! NXOE starts rolling out after 3:01am ET/ 12:01am PT November 12th. Backward Compatibile titles will be playable or start to appear in your collection (for digital purchases) after 3:01pm /12:01 pm (Noon) PT on Thursday. Microsoft will begin the global rollout of the New Xbox One Experience after 3:01am ET/ 12:01am PT November 12th. Not everyone will be getting it at the same time so it will be coming in different waves so be patient and it will come eventually. This is how to check if you can update your console: If you use the Instant-on power mode (available via Settings – Power & startup), your Xbox One will take the update in the background. If your console is in Energy-saving mode To initiate the download and update process, go to Settings > System to manually check if an update is available and then choose the update now option. All Xbox One consoles will receive a prompt for a mandatory update on November 23rd if they have not yet updated to the New Xbox One Experience. There is no backing out of this dashboard so its your best interest to update instantly.
Play Star Wars: Battlefront first on Xbox with EA Access starting tomorrow
Star Wars: Battlefront launches on November 17th for everyone, but if you’re a member of EA Access which is exclusive to Xbox One you can start playing some of it starting tomorrow November 12th. That’s 5 days early. The size of the game has also been revealed, surprisingly at 19.51 GB. EA Access is only $5 a month or $30 for a whole year, you can sign up right here. There were lots of good impressions on the beta and the game is highly anticipated to be one of the best this year. Immerse yourself in your STAR WARS™ battle fantasies. Feeling the ominous thud of an AT-AT stomping down on the frozen tundra of Hoth. Rebel forces firing blasters as Imperial speeder bikes zip through the lush forests of Endor. Intense dogfights between squadrons of X-wings and TIE fighters filling the skies. Immerse yourself in the epic STAR WARS battles you’ve always dreamed of and create new heroic moments of your own in STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Check out our awesome montage:
Telltale’s Game of Thrones finale: The Ice Dragon date Announced
Telltale has announced that the finale of its Game of Thrones series will be released next Tuesday, November 10th and will be made avaialable simultaneously across all platforms including console and mobile. The ongoings of Gared Tuttle, Mira, Cersei, Tyrion and more all come to a head when we find out the true meaning behind the secrets of the North Grove. What will happen to Ramsay Bolton? What will become north of the Wall. All of these and more will be answered when the sixth and final episode of season one, The Ice Dragon, launches next week. In addition to its digital release, the first full season of Game of Thrones will also be released on a physical disc on both Xbox and PlayStation platforms for a price of $29.99 on the same day, November 17th in North America. As standard release dates go, those in the U.K. will need to wait three days until the 20th to get their hands on it. Game of Thrones is available now on both Xbox and PlayStation platforms as well as PC and mobile for digital download. Take a look at the first released images of the game below and let us know what you think of Telltales’ adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s classic.
New One Xbox Experience Testers could be in for a treat
Tomorrow marks a big day for Xbox One users as they will be getting the New Xbox One Experience and also 104 Backward Compatible games. If you were a tester for the new dashboard via Xbox Preview Program, Microsoft could be giving a special surprise to you. The New Xbox One Experience has been in preview for a handful of months, with users invited to test it in waves. Due to it being so buggy from the start they want to give back to the fans who tested for days and weeks. Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra tweeted out to a fan: “We might have something in store for Preview folks who helped us so much.”
Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Sells $550M in Opening Weekend
Over the past few years Call of Duty sales have been falling. This time it’s rising, Activision reports more than $550M worth of copies were sold on its opening weekend. The publisher claims this is the largest video game launch of the year, though without complete data from all major launches. We don’t know if that is true or not but it could be one of the biggest launches this year. Black Ops III has set PlayStation 4 records, with the best-selling opening day for digital, full-priced games. Are you surprised by the results?
Twitch Viewers can control part of Lara Croft’s Adventure
You don’t need to have the game take part in Rise of The Tomb Raider, you just need to tune into some livestreams on Twitch. Developer Crystal Dynamics revealed details of how it has incorporated Twitch functionality into its latest game, which debuted November 10th, 2015. Anyone playing Rise of the Tomb Raider in Expedition Mode can connect it to Twitch chat to enable viewers to vote on certain actions in the game. This primarily takes the form of viewers voting on which cards players will get to activate in the challenge modes. These cards can often help or hurt but are basically silly. With built-in Twitch interaction and incentives, Crystal Dynamics and publisher Square Enix are attempting to court the video site’s mammoth audience along. Popularity with those viewers often translates into higher sales. Also, Twitch members who use the Xbox One Twitch app to watch Rise of the Tomb Raider live streams will get bonuses for their own adventures with Lara Croft Check out Chad Armstrong explaining the Twitch interacting:
The Indivisible prototype is coming to PS4
Earlier in November Lab Zero and 505 Games launched a crowdfunding campaign for their new game, Indivisible. Now a few weeks later they are releasing a prototype, of the game to show people what the game could be like, they also announced that the Indivisible prototype, will also be coming to PlayStation 4. Never heard of Indivisible? it’s a Platformer/RPG that Lab Zero says was inspired by PlayStation 1 class Valkyrie Profile. Source:PlayStation
